Is Manaphy viable in Gen 9 UU?

Manaphy is ranked #14 in Gen 9 UU with 13.90% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Manaphy in Gen 9 UU?

Blissey has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 68.7% of 20.939138892641825 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Manaphy matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 UU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Manaphy was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Manaphy counters

Gen 9 UU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0490 Manaphy

Water

USAGE 13.9% #14

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 100

SPA 100

SPD 100

SPE 100

BST600

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

ElectricGrass

½×

FireWaterIceSteel

Moves

Tail Glow 87.1% Surf 73.8% Ice Beam 63.4% Energy Ball 53.9% Take Heart 30.0% Scald 25.8% Alluring Voice 18.4% Stored Power 13.9%

Items

Leftovers 84.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 8.3% Grassy Seed 3.6% Chesto Berry 1.3% Sitrus Berry 0.8% Psychic Seed 0.6% Salac Berry 0.5% Mental Herb 0.4%

Tera Types

Fairy 58.7% Steel 19.7% Poison 10.9% Grass 4.1% Electric 2.7% Ghost 1.6% Water 0.8% Psychic 0.5%

Common Teammates

Thundurus-Therian24.2%

Krookodile22.3%

Lokix21.9%

Bisharp21.2%

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Manaphy + Ninetales-Alola 45.0% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Blissey

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.939

28.1

68.7% Standard error 10.14 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Manaphy Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Blissey: 79-94 (11 - 13.1%) -- possible 8HKO

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Latios

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

59.466

18.3

54.5% Standard error 9.06 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Manaphy: 202-238 (50 - 58.9%) -- 73.4% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Keldeo

WaterFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

46.671

8.8

49.5% Standard error 10.19 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Keldeo Secret Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Manaphy: 153-180 (37.8 - 44.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Lokix

BugDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.889

6.9

48.7% Standard error 10.45 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Lokix Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Manaphy: 220-261 (54.4 - 64.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.542

-7.5

30.4% Standard error 9.48 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Manaphy: 369-435 (91.3 - 107.6%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

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Ranked #14 with 13.90% usage. Sorted by conservative score.